Optimal Strategy for Farkle Dice
In this post, I will discuss my findings in terms of an optimal strategy for Farkle , which is a dice game of chance. If you are unfamiliar with the game, I encourage you to skim the linked article so that you can better understand this blog post. All of my findings are based on sound mathematical methods and a computer program was used to determine the optimal strategy. Before I begin, let me first state the value of different dice rolls I assumed while developing the strategy. Each 1: 100 points Each 5: 50 points 3 1's: 1000 points 3 2's: 200 points ... 3 6's: 600 points 4 1's: 2000 points ... 4 6's 1200 points 5 1's 3000 points ... 5 6's 1800 points Straight 1-6 1500 points 3 Pairs (e.g., 22 33 44): 750 points Everything else is considered to be a Farkle (0 points). There are many variants to Farkle, but I like to play by this set of rules. The "game state" of Farkle roll can roughly be characterized by 2 values: the curre...